Turpentine-cup.



F. B. TURNER.

TUBPENTINE CUP.

APPLICATION FILED 920.28, 1908.-

Patented June 1,19%,

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FRANK TURNER, or OGALA, FLORIDA.

l TURrEN'rmE-oUP.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented June 1, 1909.

' Application filed December 28, 1903. see; no gcasss.

To all whorn it may concern:

Be it known'that I, FRANK B. rummacitizen of the United States, residing at Ocala,

' and liquids exuding therefrom, and the invention 1 claimed No. 446,749, allowed December 1, 1908.

sists of comparatively few parts that m'ay be And a further object of the invention is an improved turpentine that issustieptible cu of beingreadily applied to the tree and is held thereon in a pecul cidental detachment, the turpentine may with facility, that em-bodies to a marked de: gree the characteristics of simplicity, durability and efficiency in construction, and conlar manner against aceasily and cheaply-manufactured," and that possesses certain other advantages that fur ther recommend the cup to thosefor whom the device is intended.

With these and other objects-in view that will more fully appear as the description pro ceeds, the invention consists incertain constructions and arrangements of .the parts that I shall hereinafter" fully describe, and then point out the novel features thereof in he appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawmg, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the application of my improved sap cu Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a ongitudinal section; Fig. 4 is a transverse section, ig. 5 is a view showing the blank fronrwhich the cup is constructed; and, 'Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the upper reinforcing strip, showing another form of attaching member.

Corresponding and like parts are referred gitudinal edges that is so formed that be removedtherefromv vessel, as shown,

to the following description and indicated in all the views of. the drawing by the same reference characters.

My lmproved sap cup is designed to be.

constructed of a piece of sheet metal or other suitable blank material 1 which is initially ofthe form illustrated. in Fig. 5, and the side portions or flaps mgly doubled upon themselves with their lonoverlapping, as indicated at 3, and secured together in any approved manner. These folded pontions orflaps 2 constitute-the back or rear wall 4 of the cup c which is substantially flat so asto lie snugly against the trunk of the tree, and which is seamed medianly by the overlapping edges 3.

The intermediate portion of the piece of metal l-constitutes the front 5 and the sides 6 of the vessel, the same being preferably; convex so that the cup is substantially semlclrcular 1n horlzontal section, for a purpose to be presently disclosed. The sides 6 and the'fro'nt and back 4 and 5 all converge downwardly, while the latter two meet at the lower-end of the being returned upon itself rearwardly, as indicated at 7 andbeing bent around a -reinforcing strip '8. This reinforcing strip is of heavier material than that forming the main 2 of which are correspond-'1 the metal atsuch lower end.

portion of the cup, and is disposed transversely of the rear wall 4, crossing the longitudinalseam thereof so as to strengthen the structure as a whole and particularl assistingin holding the folded portions or aps 2 against disconnection. -At its upper edge, the rear Wall 4 is formed with two transversely spaced ears 9 which are doubled upon themselves rearwardly to embrace a second reinforcing strip 10 which extends transversely of the rear wall, similarly to the first stri and which is retained in position by suitab e fastening means passing therethrough and through the ears 9 and the rear Wall 4. The uppermost reinforcin strip 10 carries an attaching member 11 w ich projects upwardly between the spaced ears 9 and above the corresponding edge of the rear wall 4, and which in the present nstance,- is formed withan inverted keyhole-shaped e e adapted 'to' be engaged with a nail or the ike to suspend the cup therefrom. In order to further secure the cup in position upon the tree and revent it from becoming accidentall dctac ed, as by being blown down, I have 'sposed the extremities of the reinforcing strips 8 and 10 rearwardly to constitute spurs 12 arranged to penetrate the bark of the tree.

In the practical use of my inproved turpentine cup, the same may be conveniently detached irom the tree by moving the cup forwardly sufficiently to disengage the spurs 12 from the bark and thus admit of the upward movement of the cup in detaching the member 11 from the suspending nail. Inasmuch as the front and sides are of convex form, it will be apparent that these may be readily grasped in the manipulation-of the cu Furthermore, since the front and rear wa ls meet at the lower end of the vessel, it will be seen that no flat bottom is provided,

- and hence the turpentine may be removed with facility after being loosened fromv the converging walls, it being a well known fact that it is diflicult to remove turpentine from vessels having a flat bottom, since the liquid tends to adhere thereto.

' From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will beapparent that I have provided an improved turpentine collecting vessel which may be substantially formed from a blank of sheet metal and may be thus manufactured at a minimum cost; which is reinforced by strips of heavier metal to provide amore durable structure which is adapted to enga e the trunk of a tree so as to be held effectua in osition thereon against accidental detac ent, and which has a comparatively largemouth portion through which the ture readily removed.

ploy an attachin member 11 which is of substantially hoo ed form, as illustrated in Fig. 6, and which is adapted to engage a staple driven in the tree.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

and the ears.

transversely of the back we 2. A sap cup constructed 'of a blank of sheet metal bent to form front, side and back walls, the back wall being seamed niedianly, the metal at the-lower end of the cup being returned upon itself rearwardly, a reinforcing strip disposed transversely of the back wall and secured thereto by the returned portion,

and a secondreinforcing strip disposed transversely of the back Wall in proximity to the upper edge thereof.

3. A sap cup constructed of a blank of sheet metal bent to form front, side and back walls, the back wall being seamed medianly, a reinforcin strip disposed transversely of the back wal at the lower end thereof, said back wall being formed at its upper edge with rearwardly and downwardly disposed spaced ears, and a second reinforcing strip, crossing the back wall and secured between the same 4. A sap cup constructed of a blank of sheet metal bent to form front,, side and back .walls, the back wall being seamed medianly, upper and lower reinforcin strips dis osed ll and rigid y secured thereto, the upper reinforcing strip being formed with an attaching member and the extremities of said strips being angularly disposed to constitute spurs operating with the attaching member, as and for the purpose specified. I 1

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

F. B. TURNER, a 1

Witnesses:

E. L. CARNEY, WM. L. CoLBERT, 

